Notably, India is battling for a spot in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final, which is scheduled to be played in June at the Oval in London. After winning the Indore Test, Australia have secured a place in the WTC final, and the hosts will now have to win the last match to confirm their birth.
After the red-ball battle, both sides will lock horns in the One-Day International (ODI) series, beginning on March 17 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The action will then move to Visakhapatnam, where the second ODI will be played at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. The third and final ODI will take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22.
Fixtures:
- March 17 – First ODI, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
- March 19 – Second ODI, at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam
- March 22 – Third ODI, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain for the 2nd and 3rd ODI), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (captain for the 1st ODI), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Nathan Ellis, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Broadcast and Live Streaming details:
- India: Star Sports Network; Disney+Hotstar
- England: BT Sport 1
- Australia: Fox Sports; Kayo
- New Zealand: Sky Sport 3
- USA, Canada: Willow HD
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